Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.3° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
14
1.8
NW
9
2
WNW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
261
307
338
460
496
516
541
505
752
539
903
901
918
1019
951
828
551
551
710
643
703
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:40AM1.70m
00:53AM1.25m
12:13PM1.75m
1:59AM1.16m
12:53PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.49m
6:30PM0.05m
5:59AM0.64m
7:23PM0.00m
6:33AM0.77m
8:24PM-0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
13
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
18
17
17
15
15
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